Term1 Week 3

Dear Parents,

Thank you for coming to our Family Picnic! It was great to spend the day with you and the students.The students have settled into the term and worked very hard to achieve the goals they have set for themselves.

In our English class this week, we started off by looking at book reviews. We did a review of our favorite books as well as listened to the reviews of our peers. Later on in the week, we did a story map and developed our very own story plots. We also continued to work on our writing skills by using our five senses to explore the outdoors to find something from the environment for each letter of the alphabet.

In Math class, we demonstrated our skip counting skills by using some of our class objects to group by 2s, 5s and 10s. We had a lot of fun working together as we challenged ourselves to get past 100. From these hand-on experiences, we were able to tell the importance of skip counting and some of the places were this strategy would be very useful.

In Unit of Inquiry, we continued to explore the idea of Who We Are as we identified some problems that exist in  our communities. We worked together to find solutions for these problems and had a great time giving feedback to our peers. We also worked  together to conduct a research on various cultures so that we could have a better understanding and appreciation of our peers. We had a great time surfing the internet, interviewing our peers and reading various books as we tried to gather as much information as we could on our selected countries.

Have a great Golden Week,
Ms.Trichelle

Family Picnic, 2019

Grade 1

Grade 1 Game-Ups and Downs

Observation Alphabet-Using our senses to find something from the environment  for each letter of the alphabet.

Using our senses to explore the environment.

Counting a large number of items using the skip counting method. 

Conducting a research 

Working together to find  a solution for some of the problems we have in our communities. 

Term 1 Week 2

Every student is unique and so is the way they work! 

Dear Parents, 

It is hard to believe that we are in week two of the term already! We covered a lot of things this week, including writing questions to post on our "wonder wall". We were amazed at some of the questions and we had a great time engaging with peers as we discussed our  responses. 

In our Unit of Inquiry this week, we continued to explore the central idea by looking at our personal needs and wants. We looked at how they affect us individually, sorted pictures and worked in pairs to create a poster  to show our understanding of the concept. Later on in the week,  we painted a picture of our ideal communities and discussed ways in which our communities determine how our needs are met. 

In English, we continued to develop our reading skills by doing some comprehension passages  and discussing our understanding with peers. We also continued to work on  our vocabulary as we practiced spelling words and used them to construct oral and written sentences. Later on in the week, we started our first Draw and Tell Stories.We were amazed to see the stories come together on whiteboard to make a final picture. 

In Math, we  continued to on fractions. We looked at real scenarios and applied our abilities to work with fractions to solve the problems. Later on in the week, we looked at the various aspects of problem solving and made sense of mathematical concepts by applying them to a variety of situations. 

Students posting their questions on the Wonder Wall

Students engaging in critical thinking  

Students sharing their thoughts and ideas on a given topic 

My Draw and Tell Story

Students working together to make a poster showing their needs and wants

Students painting a picture to show how their communities affect their needs and wants.

Students'  Depiction of an Ideal Community

Term 1 Week 1

Dear Grade 1 Parents,

This week, we spent the time getting to know one another  and learning  our classroom routines .We talked about the various learner profiles and we later went on to create our class contract. We also selected our class representative and engaged in various activities that you will see throughout this blog.

Unit of Inquiry-Who We Are

We started our fist unit of the year by looking at our central idea and explaining it in our our terms. We later went on to inquire  into who we are as an individual. We looked at the nature of  self  and drew a picture to represent us. Later on in the week, we went on to find out things about our school and wider community. We brainstormed ideas, interviewed each other, watched videos and designed a venn diagram based on our similarities and differences.

English

We practiced some writing activities and placed great focus on letter formation. We learned about  adjectives and came up with our own examples to describe our friends. Throughout the week, we visited the library and engaged in various types of reading to improve our reading skills.

Mathematics

We looked at basic fractions this week. We practiced recognizing and  reading fraction names. Later on in the week, we  made our very own pizza fractions and brainstormed ways  in which we use fractions in our daily lives.


Have a great weekend,
Ms.Trichelle

Welcome!

Dear Parents!

A very warm welcome back to school! I hope you had a wonderful holiday and are ready for a busy and exciting term ahead.

My name is Trichelle Williams and I am from the beautiful island of Jamaica. In my spare time I enjoy exploring and taking photographs, watching Broadway shows, and traveling while filling out my scratch off map of the world. As a graduate of the University of West Indies, I received my Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and a Master of Science in Early Childhood Studies with a concentration in administration, management and leadership from Walden University, USA.  I have taught multiple age groups from birth through to high school. The skills and experiences I have acquired from working in various schools have been rewarding and fulfilling.  For the upcoming school year, I will be a Grade 1 teacher at Abroad International School. I am excited to begin this new journey with the Abroad family and I cannot wait to meet my students and their families. Let’s have a great and productive year!

See you soon,
Ms. Trichelle

Final Blog Entry

Dear grade 1/now grade 2 students!


Thanks for a great year. You all did amazing work, I'm really proud of everyone and all that we accomplished this year. I had a lot of fun teaching you all and I hope that you did too. Here are some pictures from the end of the year.

good luck in grade 2! Hope you're having a good break : ) See you in a couple days!

Last day of school!

Merit winners!

Red carpet Oscar party

YEP brainstorming

YEP Dress rehearsal

Creative Building

Japanese Class play-

YEP Practice

Hiraka park field trip